1 Chronicles 8:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' [houses] of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְרִעָה וָשֶׁמַע הֵמָּה רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְיוֹשְׁבֵי אַיָּלוֹן הֵמָּה הִבְרִיחוּ אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי גַת

Transliteration

û-bərîʿāh wā-šemaʿ hēmmāh rāʾšê hā-ʾābôt lə-yôšəbê ʾayyālôn hēmmāh hibrîḥû ʾet-yôšəbê gat

Grammar Details

*û*: conjunction - and
*bərîʿāh*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Beriah
*wā*: conjunction - and
*šemaʿ*: proper noun, masculine, singular - Shema
*hēmmāh*: 3rd person plural pronoun - they
*rāʾšê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - heads of
*hā*: definite article - the
*ʾābôt*: noun, masculine, plural - fathers/households
*lə*: preposition - to/for
*yôšəbê*: qal participle, masculine, plural construct - inhabitants of
*ʾayyālôn*: proper noun - Aijalon
*hibrîḥû*: hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they drove away
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*gat*: proper noun - Gath

Word Meanings

*rāʾšê* *hā*-*ʾābôt*: heads of the fathers/patriarchs/family leaders
*hibrîḥû*: they drove away/they put to flight/they caused to flee

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Referenced Verses

Josh 10:12 : 12 Then spake Joshua to Jehovah in the day when Jehovah delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel; and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; And thou, Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.
Josh 19:42 : 42 and Shaalabbin, and Aijalon, and Ithlah,
1 Chr 2:49-50 : 49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
1 Chr 2:52 : 52 And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
1 Chr 4:4 : 4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.

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1 Chr 8:26-28
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